J. Patrick LewisAuthor Presentation by Rachel Bortz

About the author

Born on May 5, 1942 in Indiana -- twenty minutes after his twin brother was born!

Worked as a professor of economics before devoting himself to his writing.

Author of more than 80 children’s books.

Has received multiple awards from the American Library Association and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

List of published works •Hippopotamusn’t (1990)•BoshBlobberBosh (1998)•Please Bury Me in the Library

(2004)•First Dog (2009) •Spot the Plot (2009)•The House (2009)

Themes•Geography •History•Mathematics •Science

Snippet: Please Bury Me in the Library

Writerly techniques… •Acrostic poems.

•Plays with the shape of the text.

•Invokes connotation.

•Use of hyperboles.

Examples…

Hippopotamusn’t

Spot the Plot

Content Connection

Teachers can incorporate J. Patrick Lewis’ writings into the classroom in relation to…

Poems Introducing historical events Teaching writerly techniques As a scaffold to teaching math or science

For more information Go to J. Patrick Lewis’ website.

▫http://www.jpatricklewis.com/